Three men, including an official of the Nigerian Security and Civil
Defence Corps, were nabbed by the Police for attempting to kidnap
businessman Femi Otedola. This was disclosed in a statement signed by
Mr. Don N. Awunah, Force Public Relations Officer.

The kidnap was foiled by the Inspector-General of Police's Intelligence Response Team.
The arrest, Police said, was achieved through coordinated intelligence
gathering and deployment of technical investigative tools that spanned
several weeks.

The principal suspect, according to the Police, is one Ikechukwu Daniel,
a 28-year-old indigene of Imo State, who was rusticated from Ahmadu
Bello University, Zaria, for cultism during the in 2009/2010 academic
session.

Daniel aso functions as the Information Technology expert of the gang.
He was said to have made disclosures about their criminal activities in
the South-West geo-political zone of the country.
Also arrested is Adeyemi Kayode, a 29-year old serving officer of the
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). He is said to be a
native of Ibadan, Oyo State. Until his arrest, he served as a Personal
Assistant to the Commandant, NSCDC Oyo State Command. Kayode was said to
have taken undue advantage of his office to obtain Mr. Otedola's mobile
telephone number and location. He came up with the plan on how to
kidnap Mr. Otedola, with the intention to demand a ransom of N1billion.
The third suspect, Ayodele Temitayo, also a native of Ibadan, is said to
be the marksman and armorer of the gang. The Police said he claimed to
have been dismissed from the Maiduguri-based 213 Battalion of the
Nigerian Army as a Private in 2015.
All the suspects were said to have made confessional statements
revealing that they had successfully carried out several high-profile
kidnappings. Items recovered from them were two AK47 rifles loaded with
live ammunition. The Police also disclosed that efforts have been
stepped up to arrest other members of the gang.
The statement quoted the Inspector-General of Police as urging members
of the public to provide the Police with the information to fight crime,
promising that such will be treated with confidentiality.